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paisleydisco said:

LOLOLOLOLOL 

the rich guy looking for a handout 

Sorry but Canstorm's reply to you was spot on.  No doubt you have refused to purchase any AAPL stock too.  I first bought AAPL in 1999 when Steve Jobs was back, the stock was rising a little, because I believed in the company since 1984, and because I said to myself, "why the heck not?"  I've never sold a single share.  I was not wealthy, nor did I come from a wealthy family.  Ever dollar in my possession at the time mattered to me.  Yet I chose to invest a little anyway.  Glad I did.

It never ceases to shock and amaze me how people who deliberately refuse to become financially savvy are the first to chastise anyone and everyone they deem rich, who in reality is anyone a tiny bit wealthier than themselves.

Here's some great advice...

Stop criticizing everyone, even truly bad people.  Take charge of your own life.  Follow the lead of those who have become a success even if you don't know them personally.  Don't let failure stop you because you will fail.  Keep going.  One day, you will be pleasantly surprised with your nest egg, and your kindness in not criticizing others will be a shining beacon to all around you.

"The Apple of 1976 is unrecognizable compared to today's gigantic corporation."

I take issue with that word "unrecognizable" in the above quite because it makes the reader think that applies ONLY to the Apple of 2024.  But since you are comparing with "1976 Apple," then arguably, even Apple in the late 1980's would have been a vastly different and vastly bigger corporation in comparison to their 1976 founding.  

In other words, Apple has technically been "quite different" (I dislike "unrecognizable") in terms of their size and product line and buildings and wealth AS COMPARED TO their founding in 1976.  But through it all, Apple has indeed been RECOGNIZABLE as Apple.  I would say the  human body goes through far more changes.  Can you take a baby photo and match it to an adult?  No you cannot.  But one look at Woz and Jobs, and you recognize the duo as not only having founded Apple in 1976, but having built it up through the years.  Yes, even when Steve was exiled and working at NeXT, his work there ultimately led to the macOS we have today in that Apple bought NeXT Step and it became Mac OS X.  And even though Woz hasn't actively worked at Apple in decades, one look at his face tells you he's one of the Apple founders, without whom Apple would not exist.

Apple is recognizable despite size and new products.  It's the founders and the logo and the core philosophy of the company that helps us to recognize it quite easily.

It is Merrick Garland and his chronies who want the public to believe the benevolent and ever-caring US government is watching out for The People in trying to legally harm one of America's greatest corporate success stories.  In light of that, I am not sorry to take issue with the AppleInsider article author about his use of the term "unrecognizable."  Garland is lapping that word up and expanding on it.  Garland wants everyone to believe Apple is no longer recognizable compare to its roots and is therefore, in his opinion, worthy of being taken to court as a Monopoly that needs to be punished.  Apple is still the Apple we older folks have loved since the earliest days.  Change doesn't make all things unrecognizable.  Indeed, age makes some things, like a fine wine, even better.  Apple is no exception.

Well, Vision Pro certainly would become more comfortable if it shipped standard with Bob Ross hair as a band.

Merrick Garland's take:
"Our beloved and caring DOJ is appalled Apple continues to make money on Apple stores, now with AI.  Whenever Apple comes out with something new, consumers pay higher prices.  The DOJ cannot stand by and let this happen. Using every blood-sucking attorney at our disposal, the DOJ will work hard to ensure Apple makes as little profit as possible so that consumers are not harmed. 
—The DOJ. When you make it big, we come after you."

radarthekat said:

If Hamas lays down their weapons there will be no more war.  If Israel lays down their weapons there will be no more Israel.
- Golda Meir

Glad to see we agree on something.  Well, we both like Apple products, so that's two things.

radarthekat said:

Are you still certain it’s Biden who is clueless?  

Until Biden agrees to take a much needed metal competency test, one cannot say how truly clueless the current President is.  But if listening to a multiple of his speeches is any indication, there is much to be concerned about.

If anyone is clueless, it would be Merrick Garland. That's not merely my opinion either:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/03/22/analysts-mostly-non-plussed-by-doj-suit-and-believe-apple-will-win